I worked as a server at a high end steakhouse during college so I always tip VERY well when people deserve it. Concessions is not one of those times, makes no sense.
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pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
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Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
I agree in principle, but you have to realize how LOW the bar is to be the GOAT here … no one is saying he’s Nick Saban, but the fact that we are coming off of 8 regular season wins and can realistically see 8 or more this year is something Illini fans have experienced a handful of times in 50+ years.
B10 Freshman of the Year, no?
Yeah but his best year yards from scrimmage wise was sophomore year.
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As someone who has installed these systems for nationwide restaurant chains to small mom and pop stores, there are at least 2 levels of redundant systems. Your primary internet connection, a backup/failover connection, and then a tertiary cell connection. Most systems also can cache credit cards in their system and just accepts them without being able to check validity/balance. Yes, some may decline but it's better to lose a couple of orders than a lot by not accepting at all.
All this to say, any real business isn't going to turn away possible business (cash) without making sure their system is about as flawless as possible.
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I was also in school then, College of Media 2011.
And without rooster teeth there would be no IlliniCaboose (My old scout account had a Caboose avatar).
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band camp
- STL City
I was also in school then, College of Media 2011.
And without rooster teeth there would be no IlliniCaboose (My old scout account had a Caboose avatar).
Yeah, he and Whitman backtracked on the comment a few days later. Said it was discussed but would be years down the road if it were to happen. During Whitman’s media round table this summer, he mentioned the potential of a NEZ renovation during/after the SEZ renovation (for which there is currently no time table). I assume the relocation of the students would correspond with a NEZ renovation…so we’re talking MANY years off.
mhuml32
- Cincinnati, OH
Allow cash? Those concession sales are slow enough. Good lord if they had to stand there and make change... game over. Like the game would be over before I got my beer and hot dog. LOL I know Josh says this is a HUGE focus this fall and concessions are supposed to improve, but I'll believe it when I see it. We've been getting promise after promise since outsourcing concessions and it's been an absolute, unmitigated disaster. It's been getting less horrible but it's not as good as it used to be with the volunteers scattered around the stadium. Cash. Hilarious. Was State Farm Center cashless last season as well? I honestly can't remember.
I guess the beer concession was working pretty well at SFC for you then.
Beer concession at State Farm WAS working well. You'd grab your beer(s), hand them to the woman that helped us every game, she'd open them for us while someone rang us up. Scan the card wirelessly and done. Those long lines moved very quickly. I asked her once why they had to open them for us... safety issue. Unopened can is solid and can be thrown. Who knew? Contrast that with football... which game was it? The people behind the concession stand had given up trying to match orders with numbers and were just putting food and drink up on the counter and people were grabbing whatever after a 30 minute wait. The week after that madness, I'm walking to my seats and there's a beer dude with a dozen coolers stacked around him asking me if I'd like a beer. No line, wireless scan, and done. I really hope they actually figure that all out. I think concessions was the number one complaint the last couple seasons. Usually the number one complaint is the football team so progress! As far as football goes, I think our offense surprises everyone and we're a better team than last year. Seven wins?
Pro-tip: Eat before you get inside the stadium. Either at a tailgate, restaurant or home. It's easy, I've done it for years. Same for road games as well.
As far as beer, it's an issue but I've just had less, sometimes much less, to drink. Saves $$ and trips to the bathroom. I get to see more of the game which lately has at least been worth it.
As far as beer, it's an issue but I've just had less, sometimes much less, to drink. Saves $$ and trips to the bathroom. I get to see more of the game which lately has at least been worth it.
SampsonRelpenk
- Edwardsville, IL
Crazy that his TD total was so low. Guessing that's partially a product of those offenses getting to the red zone then just pounding the ground.
Locksley was so damn good. The triple option look out of shotgun with Mendenhall as the handoff read and benn as the pitch read with juice running it was just absurd.
Our passing stats were not very good, even though both Juice and McGee showed some flashes. Juice in 2007 was only 1,743 yards for 13TD 12INT despite his most memorable game for me being the 4 TD performance vs OSU.
Yeah it was fun to watch for sure, but I think doomed because we never could find a lot of consistency with the passing game.
blackdog
- Champaign
Juice was a great athlete and had an absolute cannon for an arm but he was not the most accurate passer.
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